Day InThe Life Of an Unknown (Hood Style)
05-21-2004, 12:26 AM
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Re:Day InThe Life Of an Unknown (Hood Style)
i was in a escalade for the first time today, the little pick-up ones...i think it's a waste of dough...theres no back seat
its this little tiny bullshit, my girl got the HSE and that thing is off the hook i wonder what the bigger escalade is like on the inside cause the outside of all of them looks sweet
its this little tiny bullshit, my girl got the HSE and that thing is off the hook i wonder what the bigger escalade is like on the inside cause the outside of all of them looks sweet
05-21-2004, 12:28 AM
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Re:Day InThe Life Of an Unknown (Hood Style)
No, i thought it was funny but i'm just not into the flashy bling bling. I don't see the value in bling. Don't see why you should spend 10 times the money on something that the stock rims do. Just my opinion.
05-21-2004, 12:33 AM
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Re:Day InThe Life Of an Unknown (Hood Style)
Originally Posted by Spenser
most people on here don't have good jobs, which means they have no money, which means mods are limited, so for what most people have into there cars, 13 seconds is quick. For example I'm 17(my birthday was like 2 days ago) and I'm more the 90 percent close to having a 13 second car. maybe i na couple years i'll have a real job and have a ten second car, and do it all up F and F styles.
What I don't understand is why you'd choose to try and make a fast car (on a tight budget or no budget) out of something that is horribly slow from the factory
If I had little to no money but had an attraction to speed. A small displacement 4 pot would not be my choice of weapons. Especially when you factor in the price of parts to try and make it somewhat powerful.
But hey each his own. I was once 18 and lowly Air Force Airman (E-1, bottom of the totem pole in the military). I had like no money and even less sense ( I was 18, Ranger Qualified and in the best shape in the world!). In 1988 all I wanted was a Mustang G. T. but my credit and wallet said 1987 CRX. Lord knows there was no such thing as Honda performance parts back then and even less interest in installing any that were available.
I was happy as shyt when that car got totaled by a driver under the influence. I got my first Mustang (it was slow as sin, though that 14.7 sure seemed fast to me back then) and haven't looked back since!
05-21-2004, 12:40 AM
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Re:Day InThe Life Of an Unknown (Hood Style)
Originally Posted by 90zcrex
No, i thought it was funny but i'm just not into the flashy bling bling. I don't see the value in bling. Don't see why you should spend 10 times the money on something that the stock rims do. Just my opinion.
If I had of paid an arm and a leg (which i didn't. I even got the 22's with Pirellis Zeros for 3100 installed) I'm at a point in life where I can do that.
My Mustang is paid for and full of performance goodies now (Heads, Cam, Intake, turbo set-up etc....)
The Gixxer was paid for the day it left the Suzuki dealership. The Prelude is just my old daily beater that gets me from point A to Point B with ICE COLD A/C (seriously important here in South Texs!).
It was $300 wreck I bought a few years ago. I massaged it back to health and think it's a great looking/ruynning little Hoo-Doo.
05-21-2004, 12:41 AM
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Re:Day InThe Life Of an Unknown (Hood Style)
Originally Posted by Alex in Houston
Originally Posted by Spenser
most people on here don't have good jobs, which means they have no money, which means mods are limited, so for what most people have into there cars, 13 seconds is quick. For example I'm 17(my birthday was like 2 days ago) and I'm more the 90 percent close to having a 13 second car. maybe i na couple years i'll have a real job and have a ten second car, and do it all up F and F styles.
What I don't understand is why you'd choose to try and make a fast car (on a tight budget or no budget) out of something that is horribly slow from the factory
If I had little to no money but had an attraction to speed. A small displacement 4 pot would not be my choice of weapons. Especially when you factor in the price of parts to try and make it somewhat powerful.
But hey each his own. I was once 18 and lowly Air Force Airman (E-1, bottom of the totem pole in the military). I had like no money and even less sense ( I was 18, Ranger Qualified and in the best shape in the world!). In 1988 all I wanted was a Mustang G. T. but my credit and wallet said 1987 CRX. Lord knows there was no such thing as Honda performance parts back then and even less interest in installing any that were available.
I was happy as shyt when that car got totaled by a driver under the influence. I got my first Mustang (it was slow as sin, though that 14.7 sure seemed fast to me back then) and haven't looked back since!
05-21-2004, 12:42 AM
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Re:Day InThe Life Of an Unknown (Hood Style)
Originally Posted by Alex in Houston
Originally Posted by Spenser
most people on here don't have good jobs, which means they have no money, which means mods are limited, so for what most people have into there cars, 13 seconds is quick. For example I'm 17(my birthday was like 2 days ago) and I'm more the 90 percent close to having a 13 second car. maybe i na couple years i'll have a real job and have a ten second car, and do it all up F and F styles.
What I don't understand is why you'd choose to try and make a fast car (on a tight budget or no budget) out of something that is horribly slow from the factory
If I had little to no money but had an attraction to speed. A small displacement 4 pot would not be my choice of weapons. Especially when you factor in the price of parts to try and make it somewhat powerful.
But hey each his own. I was once 18 and lowly Air Force Airman (E-1, bottom of the totem pole in the military). I had like no money and even less sense ( I was 18, Ranger Qualified and in the best shape in the world!). In 1988 all I wanted was a Mustang G. T. but my credit and wallet said 1987 CRX. Lord knows there was no such thing as Honda performance parts back then and even less interest in installing any that were available.
I was happy as shyt when that car got totaled by a driver under the influence. I got my first Mustang (it was slow as sin, though that 14.7 sure seemed fast to me back then) and haven't looked back since!
It is also because we're in a different class as your "fast cars." Just like a stock mustang would be in a room full of modded porches and ferraris.
It's not about the actual time itself, it's about the relationship of our time compared to others in our classes. if that makes any sense.
Plus, if I was driving a 11 second car I would probably be dead right now.
